Wall-cabinet structure



Patented Dee. 14, 1926.

@E stares wann-CABINET STRUCTURE.

Application filed eceinber 3, 1924. Serial No; 753,656.

My invention relates to wall cabinet structures, and more partieularly'to tables, ironing boards, seats and the like supports which are adapted to be. folded and concealed. when e not in nso in a cabinet recessed in a wall, the dimensions ofthe supporting element determining the structure. IThe principal object of my invention is the provision of a neat sturdy supporting structure of the class n referred to which can readily be folded and placed within a cabinet recessed in a wall, and which supporting structure can also be withdrawn therefrom as a unit.

Another object of my invention is to provide a structure of the above mentioned character embodying supporting means which forms all or part of the front panel of a wall cabinet.

With the above and other objects in view,

2U the means by which I secure the efliciency of my invention will be fully set forth in the description and drawings of that embodiment of my invention which I have selected for illustration, and in which draw-V inO's:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wall cabinet embodying a seat constructed according to my invention and as seen when the same is folded away in the cabinet.

Fig. 2 is an elevation in perspective showing the said seat in open or serviceable position, part of the back being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the cabinet and wall. The wall is shown in light :25 lines and the cabinet is closed.

Fig. 4 is a similar section with the cabinet open and the supporting member in op erable position; and

Fig. 5 shows one of the connecting links.

Referring now to the drawings more specifically: A wall indicated by the reference number 10 is provided with a rectangular recess 11 in the face thereof, and in which recess is secured a cabinet 12. Said cabinet comprises a back 13 preferably of wood, jambs 14, and casing strips 15 secured to the outer edge of said jambs 14 and adapted to engage. the outer face of the. wall around the recess. Said casing 15 rests on the upper edge of a wall baseboard 16.

A cabinet front panel comprising an up- Y per section 17 and a lower section 1S nonresiliently connected together by means of hinges 19, is loosely pivoted to the upper edge of the baseboard 16 by means of a wooden hinge 2O securedto thelower inside `edge of the lower panel section 18'.

A seat 2 1 is rigidly securedrto the upper panel section 17 by any suitable common means, and is pivotally connected to the cabinet 12 by means of a pairof similar shaped connecting links 22. Each of saidconnect-y ing links consists of a rod of metal 23 bent at each end to form oppositely disposed arms 24 and 25 at right angles thereto.

In the drawings I have shown a wooden strip 26 secured to the upper surface ofthe seat 21 and a pair of connecting links 22 disposed one at each end thereof; the arm 24 of the link engaging in a socket formedin "1' the end of the strip 2G andthe arm 25 engages in a similar socket formed in the jamb 14. y

A wooden cleat 27 is rigidly secured in the cabinet and forms a stop for the seat 21 when the seat is in open and operable position.

A seat back 28 is hinged 4to the strip 26 by hinges 34 and engages the upper crosspiece ofthe casing 15 when the seat is open; 21?

a flexible connecting band 29 secured to and between the cabinet back 13 and the seat Vback 28 limits the play of said seat back. Each of said pane-l sections 17 and 18 may be formed with a lip 30 around the outer edge thereof, so as to engage the outer face of the casing 15 when the seat is folded away in the cabinet. c i

A knob 31 secured to the outside of the up- .per panel section 1'? permits the scatto be readily withdrawn from the cabinet for service.`

When the seat is in the open position as shown in Fig. 4, I prefer to lock the same in this position against accidental closing and accomplish this end by providing a door catch 32, of the bullet type preferably, to the seat 21 and cleat 27, the bullet shell being imbedded in the block 33 secured to the seat and the lock strike secured to the cleat 27.

In the drawings, I have shown an embodi ment of my invention, but it is to be under stood that the invention may be .embodied in other forms, each being a. species of my invention, and the patent protection that I desire, is all of that which comes within the spirit and scope of what I claim as new, and which claims are the following:

1. In a wall cabinet struc-ture adapted to an edgeV o said wall recess, a seat secured at one .end to the other of seid panel members,

a stop Within and across the back of the 15 cabinet for engaging the other end of said seat, u pair o' links for pivotally connecting said seat to the said cabinet, a beck hing` d to thenpper surface of said seat and free at its top but adapted to engage the Wall above said recess es e top support and iexible means for limiting the play ol1 said back.

In testimony whereof l ath); my signature.

CLARENCE W7. LANOM. 

